Pied tamarin

The pied tamarin (Saguinus bicolor), sometimes called the Brazilian bare-faced tamarin, is a critically endangered primate found in a restricted area of the Brazilian Amazon, at the limits of the city of Manaus and up to 35 km to its north and 100 km to its east. It was named the mascot of Manaus in 2005. It lives in old-growth forest, sand forest and smaller secondary forest fragments, with a higher density in secondary fragments than in primary forest. Males and females look alike, with a black furless face, a white upper body and a light to dark brown lower body, and both weigh around 500 grams. It is omnivorous, eating gums, saps, fruit, flowers, nectar, insects, spiders, small vertebrates and bird eggs, and so helps disperse seeds. Life expectancy is about 10 years in the wild. The growth of Manaus is encroaching on its habitat.